Finance Coordinator - Financial Accounting

Armada; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) & Roth 401(k)

HSA & FSA

14 paid holidays

Job summary

Armada is hiring a builder-minded Director, Corporate Controller to lead the global accounting function and elevate it to public-company standards. You will set controllership strategy, own close and policy, and guide multi-entity consolidation with foreign currency translation across international subsidiaries.

You will architect processes/systems for a larger manufacturing-and-deployment business while remaining hands-on to resolve complex technical questions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field with CPA license.
• 12+ years progressive accounting experience including 5+ years in leadership.
• Big 4 or national firm background preferred with SOX/IPO readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead global accounting and tax functions across multi-entity operations.
• Own close process, policy, and technical accounting positions.
• Direct external audits and build SOX-ready controls.
• Drive IPO readiness and multicurrency consolidation worldwide.
• Advise on revenue recognition, leases, and project contracts.

Skills

GAAP expertise

Financial reporting

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting

CPA license

Tools

NetSuite ERP

Advanced Excel

Job description

About the Company

Armada is the hyperscaler for the edge, delivering modular AI infrastructure from first deployment to AI factory with speed, scale and sovereignty. Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies and to the CNBC Disruptor 50, Armada’s solutions are deployed in over 60 countries globally for organizations ranging from energy to defense.With nearly $500 million in funding to date, Armada is backed by leading investors including Founders Fund, Lux, BlackRock and Microsoft (M12), alongside strategic partnerships with Microsoft, Dell, Palantir, NVIDIA, SpaceX, and Skydio. We are building the infrastructure layer for sovereign and edge AI - rugged, deployable compute for customers that cannot rely on centralized cloud.You’ll tackle challenges that haven’t been solved before and help build something transformative from the ground up. What you do here will not only define your career but help further Armada’s mission to bridge the digital divide for customers around the world.

We’re hiring a builder-minded Director, Corporate Controller to lead the global accounting function and take it to public-company standard. You will set the strategy for the controllership organization, own the close and accounting policy, build the controls environment, and lead the accounting workstreams behind our IPO readiness. The decisions you make will shape Armada's financial foundation for years to come.You will architect the processes and systems a much larger, multi-entity, manufacturing-and-deployment business will run on, while staying close enough to the work to personally resolve the hardest technical questions.

Reports to:

VP, Finance

Location:

This role is remote-based in the United States

Team:

Directs accounting and tax through a team of managers and senior individual contributors; partners with FP&A, Treasury, Legal, and the Executive Team

Deliver accurate, timely US GAAP financial statements, including multi-entity consolidation and foreign currency translation across international subsidiariesOwn the accounting content of board, investor, and lender reporting packages, and ensure ongoing debt covenant complianceTechnical accounting and policy

Establish and document the company's accounting policies and technical positions, and defend them with auditors and senior leadershipLead revenue recognition (ASC 606) on complex, milestone-heavy hardware, deployment, software, and services contracts, including multiple performance obligations and variable considerationAdvise sales, legal, and deal teams on the revenue and accounting implications of complex customer and government contract terms before signatureOwn accounting for leases (ASC 842), stock-based compensation (ASC 718), debt and financing transactions, contract costs (ASC 340-40), and foreign operations (ASC 830)Audit, controls, and IPO readiness

Own the external audit relationship and lead the annual audit, negotiating significant accounting and scope matters with the audit partnerDefine the SOX readiness roadmap and direct the design and implementation of internal controls to achieve a SOX-ready control environment within 12 monthsOwn the accounting workstreams for IPO readiness, partnering with legal, FP&A, and external advisors on timeline and deliverables, and drive process improvements across financeGovernment and international

Own accounting and compliance for US government contracts (Other Transaction agreements today, FAR/DFARS work ahead), including invoicing and cost compliancePartner with tax and treasury to set strategy for intercompany, transfer pricing, statutory audits, and local filings across international entitiesSet the accounting systems roadmap; own and scale the ERP (NetSuite) and surrounding stack: procure-to-pay, billing, payroll, inventory/MRP, and consolidation toolsDevelop new methods to automate, standardize, and document close and reporting processes as the business scalesBuild, lead, and develop a growing accounting and tax organization, including hiring and developing managers; set the bar for rigor and pace, and define performance standards and career paths for the teamHelp establish the finance organization's strategic plans and objectives, and translate them into a multi-year controllership roadmap covering people, process, systems, and controlsCascade functional strategy into clear goals, priorities, and evaluation criteria for the accounting and tax teamOwn the accounting department budget, including headcount, audit and advisory fees, and systems spendServe as a trusted advisor to the VP Finance and executive team on the accounting implications of strategic decisions, transactions, and financings

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field; active CPA license

• 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 5+ years leading an accounting function as a Controller or Director at a high-growth company


• A track record of building and leading multi-layer accounting teams, including hiring and developing managers


• Big 4 or national-firm public accounting experience


• A track record leading external audits and building SOX-ready controls before they were required


• Multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation experience across international subsidiaries


• Comfort with ambiguity and pace: you prefer building the playbook to following one


• Executive presence: you explain complex accounting matters clearly to executives, the board, auditors, and investors, and can reconcile competing stakeholder views


• Government contracting accounting (FAR, DFARS, DCAA, CAS) and systems


• Experience in data centers, edge computing, robotics, aerospace/defense, or industrial hardware


• International operations in the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, or Asia-Pacific

In addition to base salary, this role will also be offered equity and subsidized benefits (details available upon request). We use a geographic pay structure based on cost-of-labor markets.

• Competitive base salary and equity


• Medical, dental, and vision (subsidized cost)


• Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA)


• Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k)


• 14 paid company holidays per year

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